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Division of District into constituencies.-(l) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the State Government shall by notifica- tion divide a district into such number of constituencies that each constituency shall have as far as practicable. a population of fifty thousand and every constituency shall be a single member constituen- cy: Provided that where the population of a District is less than five lacs. it shall be divided into not less than ten constituencies and the population of each constituency shall as far as practicable. be the same in each constituency: Provided further that the total number of constituencies shall not exceed thirty five. (2) The ratio between the population of the territorial area of the Zila Panchayat and number of constituencies in such Zila Panchayat area, shall. as far as practicable. be the same throughout the State. (3) (i)Seats shall be reserved for- (a) the Scheduled Castes; and (b) the Scheduled Tribes. in everyZlla Panchayat and the number ofseats so reserved shall bear. as nearly as may be. the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by,direct election in theZlla Panchayat as the population ofthe Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes In that zlii Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats may be allotted by the prescribed authority l[x x x) to different constituencies in that Zlla Panchayat in the prescribed manner: 2[Providedthat for the purpose of computing the number of seats to be reserved for Scheduled TrIbes in the Zlla Panchayat. other than the Scheduled Areas forming part of that district. the total population of the Scheduled Areas falllng within that district and the population of Scheduled Tribes therein shall be excluded.) (il)In the Zlla Panchayat where fifty per cent or less 'than filly-per- cent seats have been reserved both for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TrIbes, twenty five per cent seats of the total number of seats shall be reserved for other Backward Classes and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies by the Collector, in the prescribed manner. --------14i Not less than 3[hall] of the total number of seats so reserved shall be reserved, for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or, the Scheduled TrIbes or other Backward' Classes, as the case may be. (5)Not less than 4[hall] (Including the number ofseats reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes. Scheduled TrIbes and other Backward Classes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct 1 Words "by rotation" omitted by M.P.Act 5 of 1999 (5-4-1999]. 2 Added by MP 43 of 199715-12-1997J. 3 Sub. for the word ~one-third" by M.P. Act 18 of 2007 (25-5-2007). 4, Sub. for the word "one-third" by M.P. Act 18 of 2007 (25-5-20071. ,,. ~ • :.28 !, I I[no. be, lder' uch .hall .1ich ~ ,, "